Saturday, June 30, 2007

Saturday June 30th

Well I didn't blog last night--I didn't have alot to blog about--I went to dinner with Melissa and we chose to go to Skippers--which I am glad we did, B/C Skippers in Moses lake is closing , so today is their last day, I guess Melissa and I were the only people that liked that place--hmm.. I don't know why it didn't make it.
SO last night Melissa and I tore the wall-paper off of the last wall--- And I finished painting it this morning. Rob has started putting up the trim and molding , so that should be done today ( the downstairs anyway) And he is making a trip to the dump as we speak so we can load up the trailer for another trip to the storage unit. And tonight while Rob is down working at the shop I will take the kids to the laundry mat for some Great Saturday night excitement! Anyone want to join US??I will be happy to get a new washer--it just seems crazy to go buy one now cuz then I would just have to move it--so I will wait until we buy another house and then have one delivered. All of the painting is done except a few touch ups here and there. SO now it is just cleaning everything and getting Rob packed to go. And some bigger jobs that we need to have Rob do on his limited amount of time before he leaves us! He starts his new job on Thursday. We had another realtor come out and look at the house and she appraised it higher than the last guy --so I am happy about that, of course, she saw it when it was halfway done with all of the work--so we are going to make almost double what we paid for it! Yikes! That is so exciting!

Thursday, June 28, 2007

June 28th

Well, Today I am at work! I called a real estate agent and she is coming to look at the house tonight or tomorrow. She is a really nice woman and she was our Agent when we were looking--so I wanted to return the favor to her --b/c when we bought our house she didn't make one dime off of us. She already has someone who may be interested in our house b/c they put a bid in on our neighbors house--our neighbors had 5 bids on their house before it sold a few weeks ago. Amazing! We are going to be struggling to get everything done this weekend --But my-co-worker is coming to look at our house on Monday at 6:00 So hopefully it will look OK . I spoke with our financial officer and he doesn't see any problems with us financing a new house --it will just be a matter of us selling ours--so I need to start looking at homes in Spokane so when ours does sell I will be ready to buy one. I can't believe how quickly all of this is happening but I know God is AMAZING and he is looking out for us every step of the way! So other than all the cleaning and last coat of paint I have to do tonight--That is all I have to say for today--Hopefully tomorrow I will have more info.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

My Day off! wooohoooo!!

HI ALL,
Well Today I had the day off--and I feel like I am in slow motion...I woke up and Melissa was here so she took Clarissa and I to breakfast. After breakfast we came back did a 2nd coat of paint in boys room and then Melissa went home to work on her house a bit. I decided to watch a bit of TV while waiting for my kids to get home--I fell asleep--so much for getting anything done right? so I woke up just as kids were getting home and I gave Clarissa some lunch. Then Rob decided I needed to go to home depot for some supplies so he can start working when he gets home and the kids have been dying to go to wal-mart since Grandma gave them money over the weekend! So I braved the wild and took them--Oh my--I am sure people thought we were crazy--I had kids everywhere trying to decide what they wanted--so I had to shop around a bit and wait b/c they had a line to have paint mixed--so it took them about 45 minutes to get my gallon of paint ready. Oh well--I went thru the home fashions and started dreaming about what colors I would like in my new house......and the kids decided what kind of decorations they want in their new rooms--the boys all want camouflage and Jeri picked out some really GROOVY patterned flowers--and bright kind of colors--they were really cute and Clarissa picked out the cutesy flowers and light pastel colors that I love! SO anyway--I have an idea of what the kids would like in their rooms when we start all over again.Today I finished painting the boys room and I have 1 coat of trim done--so tomorrow I will finish trim . I will finish taking down wall paper tonight on just one wall--in the family room and start painting , so that will be done tomorrow. Rob has to finish a car--that he is fixing on the side. which I hope will be tonight because pretty soon I will be done with my projects and I have no idea how to do some of his.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

June 26

Well today--I am back at work! I like my job however--it is difficult to be here when I keep thinking of the million things I can be doing at home. It is hard when you have such a huge project that needs to be done to leave it and tend to other duties. We have 2 families interested in our house now and I am scared b/c it is not even ready to put on the market yet--and they are really wanting to get in and look and I am afraid if we sell our house that fast that we will be homeless b/c Rob has a 90 day probation period at his new job and the financing company said he will have to wait until that is completed before we can finance anything--or the company he is working for will have to write a letter stating he will be a permanent employee. So Pray for us!! I am afraid of what is going to happen , I know God is making all of this possible, and he is taking care of every detail for us. It is all in his timing!
SO today when I get home--I am going to start painting the boys' room--I am just now getting to that! and then I have to peel wallpaper off of a wall in the family room and paint that wall--I think by tomorrow I will have all painting done--then we just have trim work to paint and cut. We also have to make a trip to storage again tonight and then we will load the trailer for another dump run. So hopefully by this next weekend --our house will actually be ready to show???maybe!!!

Monday, June 25, 2007

Hi

Hi everyone,
Well we are still in Spokane we have had a great time! We came over Friday night and stayed with my Aunt--then we got up Saturday morning went out for breakfast then off to silverwood--we spent the whole day there riding rides,swimming and just having a great time! then after Silverwood, we drove to Bonner's Ferry , Id to see Great Grandma Shirley b/c Saturday was her birthday, so when we got to her house at about tenish--we all lined up and sang " Happy Birthday", She loved it! She is the sweetest person you could ever meet , and I just love going to her house b/c she tells us off all her stories when she was young and when she was raising a family and she is just sharp as a tack and when she was raising a family she certainly had struggles and she made it through happy and strong and just very loving ! I hope that when I am as old as she I will always think of this season of my life the way that she does and also have a strong faith, as she does.
Then Sunday we left Bonner's Ferry and drove back to Spokane,Wa to get to my family picnic just at the right time. I have an aunt here from Minnesota and I have 2 cousins that are due to have babies any day and they are so cute! So I am sure the next time we get together my family will have expanded quite a bit! One of my cousins is also due to be home soon and he will be here for a very short time before he will be stationed in Iraq. So Everyone Please pray for him as he has a new budding family and he is very brave and we love him so much! ( please also pray for my aunt as I am sure it is very unsettling to see your son off to teh war--I can't imagine!) The family picnic was nice and fun and it is nice to see we can all start gathering together through all of our tremendous communication issues and hurt feelings.
We decided after the picnic we would take our kids out for some more fun b/c as a family we have been focusing on getting our house ready to sell--we haven't had an FUN for awhile--so we went to Wonderland. Jeri stayed with Aunt Kristie b/c her favorite show was coming on --and she didn't want to miss it--this is a problem----a TV show comes before fun??? I just let her, it was her choice to miss out. Wonderland was so much fun--we played mini-golf, go-carts and then games--it was much needed fun time! The kids couldn't thank us enough on the way home! I felt sort of bad that we haven't been able to do anything with them--but money is tight and we have so many things going on--I kind of lost sight of it --I guess! So we stayed the night at my Aunt's house again --and now it is Monday and we are going to take Rob to the dentist and do some light shopping and head back home--so we can start working all over again tomorrow!

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Thursday

Hi All,
Today I am very tired! I am not sleeping well! I hate this! I have lost Charisma somewhere and I can't find her--someone please help me! hehe
I am usually so exhausted, once I hit the pillow i just fall asleep--but lately I get to my bed and I Ly there waiting for sleep to find me--the only good part about that is that I find more time to pray! Cuz what else am I gonna do while I am lying there?
I just got some more boxes so my packing may actually get done tonight and I have been reading up on hydro seeding this morning--so I can better water my lawn--for the next week or 2! Hopefully we haven't ruined our lawn--we are water a couple of times a day, however--I just want to see some progress! Patience is a virtue--I know, I know! I am just missing that one!
So the plan for tonight is to finish packing sewing room, mow the front lawn, and fix the 2 downstairs windows that our lovely children broke( we usually find out after they broke it and then none knows how it broke--until months later after the parents have calmed down) It seems every summer we have to replace a few windows--and most of the time they are broken from the inside?? wonder why??
and then I have to pack our clothes for the weekend b/c we are going to Silverwood on Saturday--I can't wait to have some fun!

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Another day in Ephrata

Well Today We were supposed to hear something but the company told Rob to call back on FRIDAY! Geez---the suspense is killing me! I just want a time line!
Rob is working late the rest of the week--I can't wait until he doesn't have to work until midnight anymore just to make a few bucks! SO I cleaned out our entry way closet and packed everything except a few light jackets that we may need thru the summer. I started going thru the sewing room--for the last 5 months it is has really just been a storage room--shoving things in there here and there--so Melissa and I were a bit overwhelmed but we went thru a few things--and I need to get some boxes b/c I have used all the ones I brought home already--which seemed like alot! after I get the sewing room packed with all of the things i can live without for a while--then I am going to put my scrapping tables in there and my sewing table so that I will have some things to do while I am here by myself with all of our kids. I cant pack up everything! SO I guess I better sign off --so I can get some more cleaning done! I hope everyone has a great night!

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

June 19th

Well June is half-way over! How is this possible? 2008 will be here before I know it and I know my biggest changes are yet to come in 2007! anyhoo---

Today we are working on getting a load of furniture to storage, cleaning the basement and then I am going to start painting the boys' room. I have been setting things aside to have a sale--but I am not sure if I really want to do that b/c --it is such a hassle to have a sale--it is so much easier to have goodwill come pick up everything! Well I guess I can decide on that later! Today is going to be an interesting day at work--My boss had to fire a co-worker yesterday and we are going to have to make some adjustments. I will check back later---everyone have a great day!
Well since we were all excited about the co-worker leaving:) We decided to go out for lunch! It was a nice lunch. I didn't get half of the thing I wanted to accomplish done today--I guess I am getting lazy b/c I come home and feel over whelmed by all of the stuff that needs to be done. I cleaned the bathroom floor really well and I picked some other things in the basement--I just done really know where to start --on everything. SO when I get done here I will pick one job and finish that and than make out my plan for tomorrow. Rob is supposed to call the company in Spokane tomorrow sometime after 1:00 so hopefully we will know something tomorrow. Today while I was watching Oprah , CLarissa was outside with the other kids playing in the sprinkler--and I would peak out the window every now and then to make sure she was ok--well when they decided to dry off a bit and relax--apparently she decided to go over and pick our neighbors flowers--then she brought all of the flowers to our yard and started "decorating" our lawn and flower beds with all of the flower heads--I hear a knock at my door with me neighbor holding some of the evidence--She was kind about the whole incident--but I made clarissa apologize to her and explained to her that we can't pick flowers from the garden--once again!

Monday, June 18, 2007

Well Today is a new day! Today is Monday and I got up in time for work and the sun was shining and I actually had time to put on my make-up and fix my hair--woohoo! Small wonders! Today I didn't get much done on the home front b/c I am hosting card club---Card club is a group of us gals that get together once a month and we exchange cards--we each make 12 identical cards and than we exchange them--we have a theme every month that we are supposed to follow for our cards. So at the end of the night we should have 12 different cards. This is not the month that I signed up for--but someone else quit the group and they needed a fill in--so it is my night, b/c i may not be here in November which is supposed to be my month. I am making a pineapple upside down cake and I need to finish my cards--so other than that nothing exciting! I am going to try to find time if I can to pack a few more boxes and start cleaning the basement! whew! exciting --I know!

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the the dads out there!
I told ROb since today was father's day I would not crack the whip for him today--How generous of me ! although--we have so much to do downstairs it is crazy! We need to clean everything up and paint the boys room. anyway--I really appreciate ROb --he is Darn good father and he really tries to put his family first in most situations--that is why we are moving --Rob is not excited about moving to a bigger city and he gets really nervous about that, he has only lived in really small town and he grew up in northern Idaho--haha!
Today we are going to drive to Wenatchee--we have to pay a bill and then we will have some lunch and come home --so Rob can have his "free time" and I will most likely work on cleaning up this downstairs bathroom and do any "touch ups" that need to be done and I am going to make 12 cards or my card club --which is tomorrow and I happen to be hosting! So I will update you later!

Saturday

Hello All!
Well today--I got up to a late start and loaded up the car--with a bunch of stuff to take to storage--- had the kids work on cleaning out the boys' room and then I walked over to my friend--Donna's house to give her a quilt pattern--she and I are going to work on it together. SO Rob made a few trips to the storage unit --we all went out to lunch--then when we got back --we started cleaning the up-stairs--Rob had to replace a window and he touched up all the paint on the trim and Melissa and I worked on CLarissa's room and the bathroom---then after we got all of that cleaned we worked on the living room and kitchen....we are exhausted! SO all we have left up-stairs to do is my bedroom and the upstairs will be completely finished with all of the thinning out and cleaning!

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Can't wait for tomorrow

I am not really sure why I can't wait for tomorrow b/c the thing is...once I get off of work I come home to work --so this weekend will be no different--other than I guess I don't have a schedule and I will be able to get more done around the house--so that is a few steps closer to being done with all of this work! Today I finished the trim in the bathroom --so we have knocked out another room in the house and can start painting another room--I am cured--I no longer want to to paint AGAIN!! Which makes my husband happy b/c he hates painting and he gets tired of me wanting to paint things over and over as he says--but the thing is --Painting just changes a whole room and it just makes me happy to have different colors. SO anyway b/c of that reason we have to paint everything again to sell it! haha! We also loaded up the trailer with more stuff to put into storage--so guess what we are doing tomorrow?? OUr neighbors came over today and offered us a refrigerator b/c they got a new one and they already had a spare--so we took it--I have always wanted one so we could store extra drinks and such --and now that we are moving, of course, we get one--so we can haul it! Wasn't that nice of them?? I will miss those neighbors! They are the best! I am in the mood to get rid of stuff! I just want to load everything up and get rid of it--the house will be so much easier to clean! So tomorrow --will be a wonderful day simply b/c it is Friday! and I will be almost doen with my work!

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

painting day!

HI all!
well today I went to work--got up late again--this is becoming The norm this week --and I look like HECK! haven't been fixing my hair so everyone can tell I am not getting up in time for work-HAHAHA! I get alot of comments when my hair isn't fixed--oh well. WEll after I got off of work--I came home to finish the trim in JEri's room--and then we went to an early dinner and the golden arches! whew--I know big spenders! Then Rob went back to work and I started the bathroom--I have the first coat on--now I have to wait for it to dry. SO maybe tomorrow that will be done. I cant wait for all of this to be done--so I can relax a little and just enjoy--the rest of my time here! OK--well I better go water the lawn--so it will grow--funny how that works!

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Tuesday

HI Friends and Family--Well today I got up late for work again--this whole thing is wearing me down--I usually get up before the alarm clock even thinks about going off--and I just haven't been getting enough sleep--I am like this anytime that I have a big project--I have even been known to stay up all night to finish a project(quilt,scrapbook--anything that keeps my brain thinking) anyway--so today the hydro seeding was done by 9:30 am--woohooo!! EXCITING!!
So now it will just be a matter of keeping it moist enough to grow. I took the carpet and padding out of Jeri's room and the tack strip--so this weekend we should be able to get her room finished. I also packed up our laundry room--so I knocked another room out! I wish I had something funny or insightful to write about--but I am actually just lucky to be writing this--so I hope I am more spunky tomorrow! hahahaha!

Monday, June 11, 2007

Monday

HI , Well today the guys did not come to HYDROSEED--what is with this???--there are 2 companies that hydroseed and I have had nothing but problems--although the guy assured me he would come first thing tomorrow morning! whew! SO today Melissa and I went and got bark to finish the areas in the back yard that we sectioned off--so when they do come to put in our lawn the yard is DONE! Rob and I painted Jeris room--so tomorrow we will just have to do the trim and then we are going to put in new carpeting over the weekend. We will just have to re-paint the bathroom and the boys room and then all we have to do down stairs in the trim work around the hardwood floors, so all of that should be done by the end of this weekend. Today was a rough day at work--although during our meeting to solve some staffing issues I decided to take an extra day off during the week to help my fellow co-workers --I am happy to do it since I have so much going on and the kids are home for summer--once school starts it is will a 5 day week--and who knows if I will actually be here by then. I feel like things are actually coming together --although once I get one thing done I feel like I have 10 more to do--oh well ---such as life!

Sunday, June 10, 2007

WENT TO SPOKANE today!

Well--Today we got up-- went to Spokane--I picked up a trailer from My aunt's house so we could bring it back to help us make trips to dump and storage--it is kind of beat up but it is useful..Bryce says he doesn't want to be seen with it--he is 10?? Are they worried about this stuff at 10??
I also stopped my mom's house and my Grandma's house to visit with more family and Landon came by my grandma's house to pick up the 3 Horton boys--and that is always sad for me b/c they are going to be with him for 2 weeks!
When we got home Melissa was here ready to start working --we cleaned up the driveway and the patio--and put down some weed blocker--we need to do that some more but we ran out of staples--so we will finish tomorrow--we also planted some more grass seed out front and we watered and got everything ready for the hydro seeding tomorrow! We also planted some flowers my mom sent home with me--I should go back and get more but I was in a hurray to get going earlier--my mom has a ton she needs to clean out--so when I do move back to Spokane between my mom and grandma --I will be set for flowers--hehe!
I drove past the house I was really interested in ...I don't like the location--so Now I am back to square one--YUCK!
I hate house hunting!
Well I will check in tomorrow---I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Saturday, June 9, 2007

More for today!

HEy everyone--WEll today--We stripped all of the wallpaper from Jeris room--ROb took down her bed last night and we took it to storage today--she has a big loft bed that pretty much took up her whole room--and we have to put new carpet in her room and re-paint. We also stripped the wall-paper from the bathroom so we can repaint that! We also made numerous trips to the storage unit and packed a few more boxes. We also some how managed to clean up a little bit and plant some more grass seed out front! I have so many things going on my mind is going from here to there! I also took a few minutes out of my day to go to our local Quilt show and I could have spent the whole day there looking at quilts--there is just something about a quilt--I can look at any quilt and see something beautiful about it! I wish I could be that way with alot of other things! I also found out today our local scrapbooking store is going out of business b/c her husband got a management position --they don't know know where they are going to be placed so they are shutting down their doors, BOy! Did I plan this right or what! Right when I am leaving so is the scrapbook store! Although--I know I will be coming back to town --I have many friends here--and I will be making trips to our quilt store here b/c it has the best deal on fabric and the RETREATS! My friend Donna and I are going to plan one! We have done a few together and they are so FUN!

Saturday--sage and sun

Well Today is our annual SAge and Sun festival and we aren't enjoying it --I actually call it the Sage and Scum festival b/c it is pitiful for a festival and it brings in a bunch of carnies and any that actually live in town come out to be with their respective people--HAha
Anyway--I have not blogged in a few days--My Mind has been racing for the last 2 days wondering what is gong to happen or actually when things are going to happen--I hate this being in limbo thing--This company can call my husband and he will have to leave us in a week or 2 and we have so many things to do --and the minute he leaves I want to be able to start showing the house--and we have ALOT To do! The guy is going to come hydroseed our LAwn on MOnday! I have been packing like crazy--trying to get all of our personal itmes in storage and out of the house --and I am also going to get rid of a few peices of furniture and also put some furniture in storage so our house will appear bigger for prospective buyers. Rob is trying to work alot of hours and also come home to take down or put together the things I can't and I feel like I am neglecting the kids b/c I am so focused in a million directions--I am not spending alot of time with them--so I think I will do something fun with them tonight or tomorrow! I am in such a hurry to get things done so when ROb has to leave I wont have to worry about how it is all going to get done--and I will be able to relax a little b/c it will be hard enough having him not be with our family for an unknown amount of time--it is going to be difficult. ANyway--I need to get to work--I will write back tonight to give more details.

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

A very Godly day

Well today started out just like any other--I got up late--didn't have time to fix my hair--thank goodness for the new clippies and then I got to work--planned on my lunch date with DOnna--had a great lunch talked Quilting--never a boring subject to us! And then when I got back to the office --I got a call from Melissa someone was interested in our house if we put it on the market--so I strolled over to talk to this co-worker and she is very interested in coming to look at our house to see if it will meet her needs--and mind you while all of this was happening--Rob was at his second interview in Spokane he applied for an entry level position--they want to hire him on as a manager--they are not yet sure when he will start but when they call him --he needs to be ready to start there in 1-2 weeks--so there it is in a nutshell--I will most likely be moving unless the job here opens up. It is scary to change our lives---and I will be sad to leave all of my friends here--and I have knots in my stomach thinking about it--we have had a good life here--but we are being directed elsewhere. ( as of his moment)
Today we put Clarissa's fish into his bowl and she thinks he is "weawy Spesial" haha ! teh Kids played with their friends and I avoid yard work at all costs--Tomorrow we are getting company again--so I guess I will not be able to work tomorrow either--darn!

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

just another day in paradise

Well today--I had to work--I know you all feel sorry for me--ha! Rob has another interview with this company in Spokane--( which I had the connections to set him up in the first place--wink!) anyway--they actually want him to come in tomorrow for another interview and they like his resume so much they want to hire him for a management position--good in the way that it is more money--bad in the way that they don't know when they will be able to place him. So we are just going to continue to make progress on our house and hopefully here from the job here-- IF he doesn't get the job here it will buy us more time to get as much money for the house as we can! Today I had lunch with my friend Donna again and it was really nice--we usually have lunch once a week but this week we are lunching twice--and us women never run out of things to talk about--so we will have to play catch up by tomorrow.
My 4 boys had their lyons club dinner tonight--which is always a high honor in our house--and a couple of my kids happened to be the top kid mileage wise in their class--Kudos !
I went to Wenatchee tonight to pay a few bills and hit Costco--cuz with my family---we have to shop wholesale when we can--haha--my big ticket item tonight??/ Toilet Paper-haha! I hate that! I was half tempted to buy this really cute scrapbook kit--but I didn't I am just having a great amount of self control--I am so proud of me! Although we had to stop by petco and Clarissa talked me into another fish---hers died a few weeks ago and it just hasn't been the same since Sushi went to heaven to be with BElle. So her new fish is blue and his name is Oscar like the the shark tales guy?? Well --I am going to hit the hay--and I will check in tomorrow!

Monday, June 4, 2007

Monday, monday!




Well today was a great day b/c I didn't have to work--that starts everything out just great! So I got up dawdled around until lunch then met ROb and MElissa for lunch--I called the lawn guy--apparently he forgot all about us--so I am taking my business elsewhere--that is just rude! My friend Donna called and said my quilt was done--so I went and picked up the quilt it is so pretty --I donate a quilt each year to a breast cancer event that we all started a few years ago and anyway--I had put it together but it needed to be quilted b/c my machine broke and I sent it back to the company --and haven't bought a new one yet--anyway a friend of her quilted it for me and she did a really nice job.


Then Melissa and returned some lawn tools we had borrowed--and meanwhile my brother came to town--so we had to make our trip to Wally world! and now we are all visiting while ROb and Robert are working on their car. We had a bit of fun today when the neighbors dog got loose and was running wild--if there is stray dog to be found in our neighborhood my kids find it and bring it home--well this happened to be a Chihuahua--which was just what my kids needed--after belles unfortunate death--so they babied that little dog until the owner came to pick him up--his name was Taco and he was the sweetest little dog! NO working in the yard today--thank goodness-b/c I am tired--I am sure tomorrow will be a different story--but I am going to enjoy the rest of my night. I keep forgetting to take before pics--so tomorrow I will take an in-between pic--so you will at least see what it looked like before it had a lawn with out all of the weeds. On a funny note--Clarissa still can't pronounce all of her sounds correctly--so she called someone a weirdo the other day--but it comes out WEEDO! SO now our new insult around here is " YOU WEEDO" hahaha
I posted a few pics of me and my brother--I had to force him to take those pics!! haha

Sunday, June 3, 2007

more work

Hi everyone--well today was also a scorcher--it about killed ROb and I and Melissa was enjoying every little bit of it( I have since named her the Gardening NAZI) Melissa loves to work in the yard --and she loves to plan things and she seems to be able to see the finished product--we all on the other hand can only see the massive sun beating down on us and the massive amount of work she is making us do and it seems the farther along we get-- she adds more things that will just make it as she says --WAH LAH! SO I am so thankful for all of her help and assistance--however--I am looking forward to Tuesday when the lawn people are coming to seed our lawn--cuz then I wont be out digging in that dirt anymore--and pulling weeds--I will only be watering! WHEW!
My house is once again a mess-b/c of all of the dirt and kids stomping all through the dirt yard and then bringing it all inside--this seems to be an endless circle!
WE really need everyones prayers b/c we still have not yet decided where we need to be--and it is getting close to a time when we make a choice between here and SPokane and I just really want to go where GOd leads us and what will be best for our family, none of my kids seem to want to move--they have been telling us it would be OK to move--but they keep sabotaging things--and it finally came out on Friday that most of them do not want to go--and as much as I hate pulling them away--it almost seems as if we dont have a choice b/c Rob has not yet heard from the job here and he is making an appointment on Wed. for the job in SPokane. WHich is another good reason we are putting the yard together b/c if we have to sell it will help get us more moolah! But it is just heart breaking to put all of this time and effort into it-- so someone else can enjoy it--but I guess that is how is usually goes--everyone fixes their house to sell it--so they can make a profit. Well anyway--enough for now--I am going to go get into bed--and I am sure as soon as I hit the pillow I will be fast asleep dreaming of a new lawn--ha!

Yesterday







Well I forgot to do this yesterday b/c once I sat down to my computer I got into a lengthy discussion with MIchelle on IM--she was working--anyhow!
YEsterday--CLarissa had her Ballet performance--and My mom stopped by here to watch her perform and I thought she was the cutest ballerina on stage:) After her stage debut we went out for lunch and mom went back home--she was going home from Seattle --where she went on vacation with my brother--so Ephrata is on the way to Spokane. GOod timing!
After we said or good-byes we went to wal-mart to exchange /return some things and came home--changed our clothing and got to work in the yard--it was CRAZY HOT! I can't handle this 100 degree weather and we were working--I had to take breaks I can't function in that heat! Melissa loves yard work --this is the reason she is helping us--and she would work out there until mid-night if I let her--she is CRAZY! Rob finished the rototilling--although we are thing of going over a few more spots--then we need to finish leveling today. then we are working at getting some old stumps out---FUN!
here are some pics of Clarissa at her performance:

Friday, June 1, 2007

Friday June first

Well today I took the day off b/c We were supposed to go to GAbe's wedding--HOwever Rob informed me he had to work--so we stayed home--SO MElissa took the day off b/c she had to take her kids to CLe Elum and I had to take mine to Ritzville --SO she and I went to breakfast and then we went to get our nails done --but the salon was to busy--so we decided to hit some of the local shops to waste time until the salon died down a bit--I was very good and didnt spend any money--ANd MElissa spent her gift certificates--then we went back to the salon--While MElissa was getting her nails done I went to the scrapbooking store with Michelle and I spent my gift certificate! Then Rob and I went and got another load of sand--so when I got back from Ritzville and ate dinner--we un-loaded all of the sand to the backyard--Melissa started working on a flower bed and I picked a few weeds while Rob worked on the pool. This pool is just a big headache! We are missing some parts --so tomorrow we will be on the hunt looking for them.
So now MElissa and I are going to clean up and start scrapbooking since we bought some new supplies today. So I will check in tomorrow and let you know what kid of prgress we have made!!